Set list 6/27/08

It's time for a new program once again. I put this mix of classic and retro soul and funk together last week while I was down in Surfside at a family reunion. I hope you dig it.

1. Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) (7:42)
2. Curtis Mayfield - Get Down (5:47)
3. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (3:46)
4. The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine (2:36)
5. Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X (3:51)
6. Bettye Lavette - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (2:11)
7. Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Wish It Would Rain (2:56)
8. Otis Redding - My Girl [Mono Version] (2:55)
9. The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (2:35)
10. Sam & Dave - I Thank You (2:46)
11. Bill Withers - Harlem/Cold Baloney (13:42)
12. Sly & the Family Stone - Luv N' Haight (4:04)
13. The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself (4:37)
14. The CBB Soulhour - House Of Kings Barber Shop (5:01)
15. Diana Ross & the Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (3:31)
16. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary (6:56)
17. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind (3:36)
18. Al Green; Anthony Hamilton - Lay It Down (4:30)
19. Little Beaver - Never Can Say Goodbye (5:39)
20. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping (3:28)
21. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (2:49)
22. The Rance Allen Group - Ain't No Need Of Crying (Long Version) (4:39)
23. Sly & the Family Stone - Frisky (3:12)
24. Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman (5:05)
25. Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) (5:47)
26. Cameo - We're Goin' out Tonight (4:42)
27. Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove (5:31)
28. Rick James - Bustin' Out (On Funk) (3:54)
29. Al Green - Ride, Sally Ride (3:56)
30. Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway (2:37)
31. Bobby Patterson - Broadway Ain't Funky No More (2:59)
32. Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (2:29)
33. Little Milton - Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World) (2:48)
34. Clarence Carter - Slip Away (2:33)
35. Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee (4:00)
36. Etta James - At Last (3:00)
37. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (2:45)
38. Howard Tate - She's a Burglar (2:41)
39. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Blues Downtown (5:13)
40. Marvin Gaye - After the Dance [Vocal Version] (4:42)
41. Bettye LaVette - Before the Money Came (The Battle of Bettye LaVette) (4:29)
42. Clarence Carter - Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street) (5:07)
43. Joan Osborne - Cream Dream (5:11)
44. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Choosey Beggar (2:33)
45. Eric Burdon; War - Tobacco Road (3:58)

The new show is on the station now...a package of tasty blues to help usher in the last two weeks before the Austin Blues Party. I was very fortunate in that Thain and Keith, two of my favourite local blues djs, spun at Kick Butt Blues last Friday. I sometimes feel that I play a very limited selection of artists when I dj for blues events, and their sets inspired me to go digging into some of the stuff that I don't play nearly as often as I should, like Jimmy Rogers and Otis Rush.

I hope you dig it.

Set list: 6/18/08

1. Otis Taylor - Resurrection Blues (5:59)
2. Chris Thomas King - Death Letter Blues (5:28)
3. Guy Forsyth - If I Was Sick (3:52)
4. Malford Milligan - Palace of the King (4:19)
5. Little Walter - Off the Wall (2:52)
6. Jimmy Rogers - Sloppy Drunk (3:03)
7. Howlin' Wolf - Built for Comfort (2:10)
8. Koko Taylor - I'm a Woman (4:35)
9. Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (4:52)
10. B.B. King - Three O'Clock Blues (3:02)
11. Delbert McClinton - Everything I Know About The Blues (3:33)
12. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Heartbreaker (5:40)
13. Buddy Guy - Trouble Man (4:07)
14. Nina Simone - Backlash Blues (2:29)
15. Dr. John - Stakalee (4:34)
16. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Going Back to Louisiana (4:40)
17. Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmy Vaughn - Bad Boy (4:01)
18. James Cotton - Don't Start Me Talkin' (2:34)
19. Chris Thomas King - Hey Hey What Can I Do (4:09)
20. Alvin Youngblood Hart - How Long Before I Change My Clothes (5:55)
21. Nina Simone - Be My Husband (3:22)
22. Taj Mahal - Mercedes Benz (3:12)
23. Guy Forsyth - Adam's Rib (5:27)
24. Jimmy Rogers - Luedella (2:52)
25. Otis Redding - Rock Me Baby [Mono Version] (3:36)
26. Otis Rush - Mean Old World (7:01)
27. Koko Taylor - Stop Watching Your Enemies (5:15)
28. Saffire The Uppity Blues Women - Bitch With a Bad Attitude (6:51)
29. Walter Horton - The Honeydripper (Instrumental) (3:42)
30. Lyle Lovett - My Baby Don't Tolerate (3:42)
31. Keb' Mo' - She Just Wants to Dance (3:28)
32. Eric Bibb - No More Cane On The Brazos (5:01)
33. Taj Mahal - Country Blues #1 (2:37)
34. Blind Willie Johnson - Church, I'm Fully Saved Today (3:08)
35. Big Walter Horton - Trouble in Mind (4:37)
36. Marc Cohn - 29 Ways (3:05)
37. Herbie Hancock/Jonny Lang/Joss Stone - When Love Comes to Town (8:41)
38. Bonnie Raitt; Jon Cleary - I'm in Love Again/All by Myself (3:23)
39. Maria Muldaur - Richland Woman Blues (4:32)
40. Tracy Nelson - Send Me to The 'Lectric Chair (3:30)
41. John Lee Hooker - Looking Back over My Day (4:39)
42. Memphis Slim - Rolling and Tumbling (6:02)
43. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (5:24)
44. Etta James - Crawlin' King Snake (5:32)
45. Buddy Guy - Lucy Mae Blues (3:33)

Juneteenth blues show at The Oaks

Here in Texas, June 19th is celebrated as Juneteenth, in commemoration of the date Texas slaves learned of the ending of slavery. To that end, the Austin Blues Society, in conjunction with The Oaks, is holding a Juneteenth festival this Saturday, June 14th featuring figures from the East Austin blues scene.

Performers include:

• W.C. Clark and his band
• Blues Boy Hubbard & the Texas East Side Kings
• Hosea Hargrove & the Roadrunners
• Matthew Robinson Band
• John Gaar Band

There will also be food vendors and a screening of a documentary about the history of the blues in Austin. Proceeds to benefit the Carver Center.

Tickets are $15 ($12 for Austin Blues Society Members), and children under 12 get in free. Everything starts at 5:00 pm.

Where: The Oaks
10206 FM 973 North,
Manor, TX

A return, briefly

I'm back from the cool heights of Colorado and into the heat of the Texas summer once again. Between another trip out of town later this month and Austin Blues Party 2 over the 4th of July, the radio station may only update every ten days instead of weekly. However, I'll still be alternating programs of soul & funk with programs of blues (plus, at some point soon, I'll do a set dedicated to New Orleans soul, funk, R&B, and blues, and another of gospel blues).

The newest mix, all soul with more of a sixties focus than the last soul set, is broadcasting now.

Gigs: June & July

My live dj schedule for the next couple of months:

6/12/08 Austin Swing Syndicate, side room 10:30-11:30 (overflow room for band dance)
6/26/08 Austin Swing Syndicate, main ballroom 10:00-11:00
7/06/08 Austin Blues Party, 1:00 am - 2:00 am (blues)
7/06/08 Austin Blues Party, midnight-1:00 am (soul)
7/31/08 Austin Swing Syndicate, main ballroom 11:00-midnight

Set list: 6/11/08

1. The Four Tops - Reach Out (I'll Be There) (3:02)
2. Aretha Franklin - Think (2:17)
3. Major Lance - Follow the Leader (2:18)
4. Ray Charles - What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 (6:29)
5. Sam & Dave - Soothe Me [Live] (2:59)
6. Sam Cooke - Sugar Dumpling (2:18)
7. The Vibrations - My Girl Sloopy (2:54)
8. Jimmy Ricks & The Raves - Daddy Rolling Stone (2:19)
9. Booker T. & the MG's - Lady Madonna (3:33)
10. The Overton Berry Trio - Hey Jude (5:35)
11. Clarence Carter - Looking for a Fox (2:16)
12. The Staple Singers - Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) (3:12)
13. The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (2:19)
14. Otis Redding - Shake (2:57)
15. Etta James - Tell Mama (2:23)
16. The Funk Brothers with Gerald LeVert - Shotgun (3:11)
17. Junior Walker & the All-Stars - Shake and Figerpop (2:43)
18. James Brown - Licking Stick-Licking Stick (4:52)
19. Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People (2:22)
20. Claudia Lennear - Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (3:46)
21. Jackson 5 - Penny Arcade (2:41)
22. War - Nappy Head (Theme from Ghetto Man) (3:19)
23. The Cougars - Right On (2:50)
24. The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Spreadin' Honey (2:25)
25. Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar (3:01)
26. The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (2:54)
27. Howard Tate - Chain Gang (3:04)
28. Joan Osborne - Sara Smile (3:36)
29. The Lost Generation - The Young, Tough and the Terrible (3:03)
30. Solomon Burke - I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) (3:00)
31. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
32. Sam & Dave - Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:37)
33. Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances (2:26)
34. The Isley Brothers - Testify, Pts. 1 & 2 (5:56)
35. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Natural Born Lover (3:04)
36. Wayne McGhie - Fire (She Need Water) (3:37)
37. Al Green - Let's Stay Together (3:17)
38. War - Summer (4:03)
39. The Temptations - Get Ready (2:37)
40. Martha & the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run (2:51)
41. Aretha Franklin - Money Won't Change You (2:08)
42. Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (2:56)
43. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (3:00)
44. The Four Tops - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (2:47)
45. Booker T. & the MG's - Hip Hug-Her (2:25)
46. Wilson Pickett - Soul Dance Number Three (2:42)
47. Solomon Burke - Party People (2:36)
48. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (2:20)
49. Diana Ross & the Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (2:33)
50. Marvin Gaye - This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me) (2:42)
51. Otis Redding - Trick or Treat (3:14)
52. James Brown - Night Train (3:28)
53. James Hunter - Riot in My Heart (4:16)
54. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (2:31)
55. Etta James - Sail Away (4:00)
56. Howard Tate - My Soul's Got A Hole In It (2:51)
57. Clarence Carter - I Smell a Rat (2:41)
58. The Impressions - Little Young Lover (2:13)
59. The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) [Alternate Mix] (2:45)
60. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears (3:00)
61. Sam Cooke - Having a Party (2:37)
62. Junior Walker & the All-Stars - Cleo's Back (2:30)
63. Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime (2:39)

Some slight delay

I'm on vacation in Colorado at the moment, and didn't quite get the new set finished today, so the new show won't go up on the radio station until Sunday or Monday.

RIP Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, one of the the early pioneers of rock & roll, passed away this morning.

The New York Times obituary is here.

Blues on the Green 2008

The schedule for Blues on the Green at Zilker Park is now up:

6/11 - Asleep At The Wheel

6/25 - Marcia Ball

7/9 - Los Lonely Boys (w/Shawn Sahm & The Tex Mex Experience)

7/23 - Carolyn Wonderland

8/6 - Sonny Landreth

8/20 - Doyle Bramhall/Gary Clark Jr.